Develop and design.

Includes index

Introducing Swift -- Working with collections -- Taking control -- Writing functions and closures -- Organizing with classes and structures -- Formalizing with protocols and extensions -- Working with Xcode -- Making a better app -- Going mobile with Swift -- Advancing ahead

Learning a new programming language can be daunting. With Swift, Apple has lowered the barrier of entry for developing iOS and OS X apps by giving developers an innovative new programming language for Cocoa and Cocoa Touch. If you are new to Swift, this book is for you. If you have never used C, C++, or Objective-C, this book is definitely for you. With this hands-on guide, you'll quickly be writing Swift code, using Playgrounds to instantly see the results of your work. Author Boisy G. Pitre gives you a solid grounding in key Swift language concepts-including variables, constants, types, arrays, and dictionaries-before he shows you how to use Swift's innovative Xcode integrated development environment to create apps for iOS and OS X